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Daniel Pink calls out "boomer asking": you ask someone about their experience, then immediately launch into your own story. Research shows it makes you seem self-absorbed. His fix: listen to their answer instead of pivoting back to yourself.
Daniel Pink calls out "boomer asking": you ask someone about their experience, then immediately launch into your own story. Research shows it makes you seem self-absorbed. His fix: listen to their answer instead of pivoting back to yourself.
Many people ruin conversations without even realizing it because of this one bad habit. It's called boomer asking, and research says it can make you seem like a jerk. Let's say you ask somebody about their weekend, and then you immediately begin launching into a long tale about your own amazing trip to the beach. People aren't impressed. They think you're self-absorbed. So stop doing that. Instead, if you ask a question, engage with the answer. Don't boomerang back to yourself. Here are 8 magic words to guide you: listen to others more, talk about yourself less.
